Grenville Kleiser, Inspiration and Ideals

THE BRIDGE YOU’LL NEVER CROSS

It’s what you think that makes the world
Seem dull or bright to you;
Your mind may color all things gray
Or make them radiant hue.
Be glad today, be true and wise,
Seek gold amid the dross;
Waste neither time nor thought about
The bridge you’ll never cross.

There’s useful work for you to do
With hand and brain and heart;
There’s urgent human service, too,
In which to take your part.
Make every opportunity
A gain and not a loss;
The best is yours, so do not fear
The bridge you’ll never cross.

If life seems drab and difficult
Just face it with a will;
You do not have to work alone
Since God is with you still.
Press on with courage toward the goal,
With Truth your shield emboss;
Be strong, look up, and just ignore
The bridge you’ll never cross.
- Greenville Kleiser

Here are some more of Grenville Kleiser’s words of wisdom – they may be old, but they’re also pure gold.

"Put your principles into practice.  What you do, not what you say, is the essential thing.  Dormant aspirations are of value only as they are translated into acts. Transform your desires into deeds, your resolutions into results.

Your personal powers are made up chiefly of principles, ideals, desires, and resolutions.  The specific way in which you use these powers in your daily life largely determines your degree of success.

Give earnest attention to these vital things, apply them intelligently, and you will go forward to inevitable achievement."

Dwell more and more upon thoughts of what you really want in your life. Close and hermetically seal the door of your mind against thoughts of what you do not want in life.

You desire health, vitality, wisdom, peace, confidence, hope, friendship, harmony, independence, serenity, cheerfulness, happiness, success, culture, and righteousness.  You desire to be near God..

Give your thought to these and kindred subjects, since dwelling upon them often and intently tends to make them concrete in your life. Waste no thought upon things you do not want. Do not worry about things you do not need. The power is yours to choose the ideals that shall daily possess and govern your mental life. When your mind is right your life will be right.

“By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.”